Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keepalive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: keepalive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent this link from being broken due to inactivity.

Etymology

From keep + alive.

Inflected Forms

keepalives (plural)

Questions

What does keepalive mean?: A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link between the two is operating, or to prevent this link from being broken due to inactivity.
Where does keepalive come from?: From keep + alive.

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